Charlie Dress for Clementine

Clementine got an awesome package in the mail a couple days ago from Karen. Karen is like our fairy godmother, she’s constantly showering my kids with handmade clothing. This time she made the Charlie tunic for Clementine as a dress!!! I’m calling it “Charlize”…does that work or is it totally cheezy? Anyway, I died at the cuteness. And then put it right on her.

Karen has used this lovely fabric combination before (Anna Maria Horner‘s Drawing Room) on her One Girl Circus Talia Tunic, a tunic of similar design which she sometimes sells in her handmade children’s clothing shop. I’ve made other “Charlies” for Clementine as tops and swim coverups before, but this is the first dress variation I’ve seen. I can’t stop looking at it. The colors are just gorgeous and the sewing (french seams!) is impeccable in typical Karen form. The major “girl” changes here include angling the sides out for more of an A-line shape, lengthening the hem, and narrowing the neck facings just a bit. Then of course there are outside facings on the sleeves and bottom. That at least gives you a place to start if you want to make your own. Thank you Karen!!!

And did you see Anna’s Charlie Apple tunic that she made for her daughter over on Noodlehead? So cute! And oh my goodness, just clicked over to get Anna’s link and found that SHE’S just made a Charlie dress too (shown above)! My goodness, so much Charlie-girl-awesomeness lately!!

Love it! I just finished making my first Charlie tunic for my daughter and it is fantastic! It came out beautifully because your pattern is so awesome!!!! I will definetly be making more, one for my son and now maybe a dress too.

Oh my! I love it!!! Karen is the best! I will be purchasing the pattern tonight. I was waiting because the boys refuse to wear anything that is not soft cotton right now but Madeline can always use another dress;) You rock with your mad tallent!

The dress is so cut and she is darling. My husband and loved the series of photos where she is crying. Mean-o-mommy 😉 The first one we saw quite a while back in the big butt pants we laughed LMBO. Love your blog. Stop by and visit anytime.